The first time I heard R. Kelly’s song “I Believe I Can Fly,” I was spinning records for “The Uncloudy Day,” my weekly gospel music radio show at the radio station where I teach.

After the 'Surviving R. Kelly' documentary series, two of the titular artist's most popular recordings – "Ignition" and "I Believe I Can Fly" return to the R&B Digital Song Sales chart. By ...

As R. Kelly's makes his media rounds to promote his new album, 'Black Panties,' due Dec. 10, he's shared a number of music-related and personal stories to help fans connect with him on a deeper level.

He came over to the piano, and I started to play it for him: “I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky … ” but so far that’s all I had. “I’m gonna tell you right now, B, that ...

"I knew from the first melody that was gonna be the song that was gonna take me out of R&B and into another genre of music," Kelly told The Boom Box in 2013 while looking back on "I Believe I Can ...

The horrific behavior of R. Kelly, and the popularity of “I Believe I Can Fly” (long after his crimes were suspected), is now part of that history of the Black church and its music. If people ...